Mayor Duggan aims for $1M Bloomberg grant to put Detroit’s scattered property records under one roof

Written By Ana West

By: Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, June 26, 2025

  • Detroit secured a $50,000 grant through the Bloomberg Philanthropies Mayor’s Challenge to test a proposed city service.

  • The service would centralize all city property data into one system.

  • Detroit is competing for a $1 million grant to bring the idea to fruition.

Duggan on June 25 described the city's property information as "scattered" in several databases and expects to work with "renowned experts" to advance the proposal to consolidate them in one system. Multiple departments are working to develop the program, but the Bloomberg grant would speed up the process to launch it online sooner, according to the mayor's office.

Ana West
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